I left a really bad accommodation in the heart of Khao San Road and ended up here. It's not the best place, but definitely a step up from where I had been.
The only reason to stay here is for the proximity to the Grand Palace, the free breakfast (save your blue breakfast vouchers), and literally a 1 min walk from 7Eleven and some really awesome (and cheap) street food. 40 baht for a plate of pad thai? Alright!
Upon arrival, they scan your passport, and take 500 baht security deposit in case you lose the hotel keys (which they give back to you at check-out). They showed me two rooms which I had requested prior to arrival and prior to booking. Thank god because the first room smelled like a chimney. There is construction going on during the day, but I didn't hear a thing on the 2nd fl (rm 213). There's a restaurant within the hotel; the food is okay. More Americanized than I care for.
The thing I hated the most, and the reason I won't return here despite it being okay for a solo traveler like me that doesn't require much, is the spotty wifi. I mean, they give you a username and password, but the signal is so terrible from time to time. Then, on my last night there, around 4pm, my wifi access expired. Huh??? I'm not supposed to check out until the next day at 12pm. I hadn't even booked my flight/hotel for Chiang Mai yet. I message the host from another phone (an old unlocked iPhone which I was smart enough to get a SIM card for). And would you believe he was ignoring me for 4 hours until I mentioned "listen, I am paying to be here until tomorrow, and part of that payment includes wifi access, so you need to get in touch with your hotel staff and have them issue me a new wifi username/password." Ten mins later, a bellboy comes up to my room with a new wifi access code. I hate having to pull that card, but his inaction warranted it.